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TOP 50 SCARIEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME

Hi Friends, In light of it being October, I thought I'd get in the mood for Halloween, with some Scary Movies!

#50-41: Are Movies that Scared the Crap out of me when I was a kid: * I had to look through my
fingers! *

50) "The Giant Spider Invasion" It's hard to believe a 50 ft. spider *a VW bug wrapped in carpet*
was scary, but the scene with the girl in the house over run with spiders, and the part where
the deputy buy it, shook me up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bksvon-hSDM

49) "The Incredible Shrinking Man" The 1957 classic about a man exposed to a strange mist,
begins to shrink. Even more frightening than the cat & the dollhouse, are the scenes
with the spider!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go-M8BcKYL0

48) "Invaders from Mars" (1953 sci-fi classic) A little boy sees a UFO land near his house,
and NO-body will believe him! The parents creeped me out! *talk about paranoia inducers!*

http://www.youtube.com/watch
v=aBcmlNBHic4&feature=PlayList&p=BAF726704222151A&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=25

47) "Curse of the Demon" aka "Night of the Demon" This 1957 British Horror film about a group of
psychologists investigating a demonic curse. *The ending had me ducking under the covers! *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCp-c_buFlw

46) "Sssssss" This 1972 film starring Dirk Benedict concerned a crazed Scientist doing
strange experiments with snakes. Looking back it seems tame, but it scared me as a kid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnasfM3UtDc

45) "Goke: Body Snatcher from Hell" This 1968 Japanese horror film involves a UFO buzzing
an airliner forcing it to crash, and turning one of the occupants into a vampiric ghoul.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnasfM3UtDc

44) "Gargoyles" The 1972 Emmy winning TV movie starring Cornel Wilde and Bernie Casey
as the head Gargoyle.A father and daughter, investigate reports of demon creatures
in the desert, the first 20 minutes, creepy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPy34DUom_c&feature=related

43) "The Night Stalker" The 1972 TV movie starring Darren McGavin, that was the pilot
for the "Kolchak" series,about a Las Vegas reporter uncovering a story of a Vampire!
The TV series was the inspiration for The X Files.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmRVzHA-XBU&feature=related

42) "Island of Terror" This 1966 Horror film starring Peter Cushing, about an experiment
gone wrong on a remote tiny island, where the inhabitants are trapped
with no way to get off with an unspeakable Horror!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiK0j1EaVTI&feature=PlayList&...

41) "Quatermass and the Pit" aka "5 Million Years to Earth" The 1967 Prof. Quatermass
*Andrew Kier* movie, has the good prof. Q investigating a mysterious object in
London's underground, harboring an ancient evil...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHTE5934NH0

40) "Frankenstein: The True Story" This 1973 British made TV movie starring Michael Sarrazin
as the creature, boasted great effects, and is a clever adaptation of Shelley's masterpiece.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX8NJVMWV7c

39) "The Andromeda Strain" This 1971 Robert Wise adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel
bespeaks of Man looking for trouble, and Trouble finding man! * the beginning is very creepy *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qEsqjJAY-k

38) "The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane" This 1976 film starring Jodie Foster & Martin Sheen
about a little girl with a "secret",directed by Nicolas Gessner, feels like Hitchcock. *Intense!*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1F-cwz5uNA

37) "Count Dracula" this 1977 PBS TV movie (BBC) starred Louis Jourdan as the titular Count.
*creepy, faithful rendition*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUmAawF-WR8&feature=related

36) "The Birds" Hitchcock's frightful tale of what if Birds banded together to take over the world?
scene: "dead corpse in the house" had me eying every crow I saw *esp. on the playground! *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwLiH8bWFdM&feature=related

35) "Salem's Lot" 1979 Tobe Hooper TV movie, *based on King novel* 2nd creepiest
thing made for network TV!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH4AwotDJhw&feature=related

34) "Trilogy of Terror" This 1975 TV movie starring Karen Black has the Creepiest
creature in TV History, The Zuni Fetish Doll! *This film will have you looking under the couch! *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5O29AGZbGU

33) "Race with the Devil" This 1975 film finds Peter Fonda & Warren Oates at the
wrong place at the wrong time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4mtkCmWxT4

32) "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" The 1978 Kaufman re-make boasts one of the
GREATEST endings in Cinema History (imho) * the bum / dog scene really shook me up ! *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5prax5FsYmM

31) "Tales from the Crypt" The 1972 Amicus Horror movie with Peter Cushing and
Joan Collins heading an All Star cast: deals with several people that get lost on a
church "crypt" tour & are told a cautionary tale of their futures.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwGKus5rlDM&feature=related

30) "Jaws" Spielberg's 1975 vision of Peter Benchley's terrifying novel!
*We're gonna need a bigger boat! *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zkYRD51I34

29) "Burnt Offerings" This 1976 film starring Oliver Reed & Karen Black
as caretakers of a gothic house.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4CdxuTnz04&feature=PlayList&...

28) "Friday the 13th" Sean Cunningham's 1980 effort introduced us to Jason Vorhees
* and his mother!* * great music (sound fx) & the Ending! *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEgahzAwOy8

27) "The Omen" Richard Donner's 1976 take on David Seltzer's novel about
the Anti- Christ. *Haunting! *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PuIBNLOeEU

26) "A Nightmare on Elm Street" The 1984 Wes Craven film that started a franchise,
and introduced us to "Freddy Krueger".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adgp0v_mfTk

25) "Psycho" Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 Masterpiece intoduces us to Norman Bates
and his Mother! *Great soundtrack!*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG3-GlvKPcg

24) "PolterGeist" Tobe Hooper's 1982 film about a suburban family terrorized by
their TV set. "They're heeeeeerrre"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hQkBLrd1rE

23) "The Brood" In David Cronenberg's 1979 film Oliver Reed: an Institute Scientist,
working on "Psychoplasmics" unleashes an Unholy terror.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tGwzi-mLfU

22) "The Sentinel" this 1977 movie about an apartment building, that hides a dark Secret!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqEoIPbu2sg&feature=related

21) "Carrie" Brian DePalma's take on Stephen King's novel about the girl with something "Extra"!
* The grave scene! *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJe0iVo8y3A

20) "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" The 1974 Tobe Hooper film that introduced us
to "Leatherface" and his kin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=285ImXTYdsg

19) "Phantasm" this 1979 film by Don Coscarelli introduced us to Angus Scrimm
as the "Tall Man" and his "jawa" looking minions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKTs3I68cEA

18) "The Evil Dead" Sam Raimi's 1981 Un-relenting Horror film: teens in
the deep woods unleash an unspeakable Evil.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8Bi9mGv1J8

17) "Halloween" John Carpenter's 1978 UN-relenting horror classic about Michael Myers!
* Great Score! ...Nerve Jangling! *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LydgEmQWOp0

16) "Dawn of the Dead" George Romero's 1978 color sequel to "Night of the Living Dead".
"Consumerism" takes on a whole new meaning! * Awesome soundtrack! *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpuNE1cX03c

15) "The Thing" John Carpenter's 1982 re-make of 1950's classic! * don't watch it alone!
* Paranoia the Destroyer! *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouZkkIsLiNg

14) "Alien" The 1979 Ridley Scott film intoduced us to the most famous xeno"nastie"
in Cinema History.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojhGdRSkiUw

13) "The Shining" Kubrick's 1980 cinematic take on the Stephen King Novel, *SCARY! *
The scene with the boy on his Bigwheel encountering "the Twins", freaks me out to this day!
*Jan deBont creeped me out with this scene sneakily in his movie "Twister" *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaJXjyqPpiU&feature=related

12) "Jacob's Ladder" this 1990 film starring Tim Robbins as a Vietnam vet developing
weird hallucinations. * very Creepy *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0kW6xuxtPU

11) "The Eye" *Original* This 2002 Pang Brothers film about a woman who after
recieving a cornea transplant, starts having horrific visions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPYdK-R4Tyo

Top 10 movies that STILL *to this day!* make the hair stand up on the back of my neck!

10) "Angel Dust" Sogo Ishii's 1994 Japanese horror film * akin to "Silence of the Lambs"*
a cop & a pscychologist track down a "whistling" serial killer. Creepiest scene is
in the laundromat where the Killer corners his next victim * what's in the dryer?*

9) "Audition" this 1999 Takashi Miike movie is SO sinister! "Kiri, Kiri, kiri, kiri ..." *ughh*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhsrsWcEspc

8) "The Ring" tied with "Ringu" (Japanese original & re-make) creeps me out! *SADAKO/SAMARA*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5CvZGv8yNs

7) "The Grudge" tied with "Ju-on" (again, both Japanese original and re-make) *Both r SCARY! *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71CbkpKo17g

6) "Ju-Rei: the Uncanny" 2004 Japanese Horror movie with 10 vignettes:
Urban Legend Ghost stories, the one with the little boy on the stairs *imho* is the scariest!
*SPOILER alert: this link, is the boy on stairs scene *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuNqOIoToY0&feature=related

5) "Angel Heart" This 1987 Mickey Rourke, Robert DeNiro movie is about Harry Angel a
detective hired to search for "Johnny" & uncover a mystery shrouded in voodoo & the occult!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwr2WpHwQHw&feature=related

4) "Session 9" 2001 Horror movie starring David Caruso: an asbestos removal crew
working at an abandoned Mental Hospital, encounter something sinister from it's Past!
* be sure to check out the deleted scenes! *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsxkRNvEbhM

3) "Rec" FORGET "Quarantine" This 2007 Spanish Horror film inspired the lousy
American re-make. Do yourself a favor, rent this, read the subtitles, and get ready
for an ending that'll blow you away!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib5ZSj6ST0U&feature=channel

2) "The Blair Witch Project" I can't comment enough on how your imagination is MUCH scarier
than the latest Gore FX by the KNB group, * If you paid attention, the last 5 mins.
will SCARE the crap out of you! *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZu1cTg-xUM

1) "The Exorcist" I was sure I was the only person who saw the ghostly images * no one else did*
*I hardly blink during movies, so I catch a lot, No Big Deal! half of you prob. saw Eddie
Brock's skeleton in the explosion in "Spiderman 3" timecode 2 hours 5 mins. 43 seconds
(5 frames you can't miss it!) * I found out years later that Dir. W. Friedkin inserted single frame
ghost images thru out key scenes ( Like the link below), SCARED the crap out of me!
STILL makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru9fX9wvE6k

DISCLAIMER: LOVE to here your Feedback, but be forewarned I have seen Neither "Rosemary's Baby", nor
"Paranormal Activity", hope to remedy both soon!

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Permalink Reply by supermanx1 on October 7, 2009 at 7:28pm: inland empire?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Berko on October 7, 2009 at 7:44pm: My top 5 would be something like this.
5. Penny Dreadful - This was an amazing movie I caught on tv a while back. It's about a girl that has a fear of cars, and has a know-it-all therapist that thinks a roadtrip is what she needs. On the way they hit a hitchhiker and feeling guilty, they give them a ride. This was a mistake. The movie preys on your fear of claustrophobia, and is very psychological.
4. The Shining - Really creepy. Need I say more.
3. REC - I was alone when I first watched this. Alone and terrified. The realism was so well played, the acting was great, and the ending was sublime.
2. Blair Witch Project - This is only slightly better that REC, because the believability factor makes it so much scarier.
1. The Exorcist - Pure terror ensues. This is the only movie I had to stop and wait a day before I could finish. It was that bad.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gojira Boy on October 8, 2009 at 12:17am: Hey Berko, thanks for sharing. I'll have to check out "Penny Dreadful".; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Israel Webber on October 7, 2009 at 10:24pm: Oh man, Audition creeped me out. I never thought The Shining was scary though, good movie, but not really scary...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gojira Boy on October 8, 2009 at 12:19am: Hey Israel, Yes, "Audition"! I about freaked when the sack started thrashing, and the END!
thanks for sharing.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Curry on October 7, 2009 at 10:41pm: The Thing would have been my number one. Also Silence of the Lambs should have been on this list. And how could you miss Cannibal Holocaust? I would have put Se7en on there as well not because its scary but its at least creepier than one third of your selection.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gojira Boy on October 8, 2009 at 3:26pm: Hey Curry, thanks for sharing. * great to see a fellow Carpenter fan out there! *

I have * ashamed to say* Not seen "Cannibal Holocaust", hard time tracking it down, and REFUSE
to spend $20 on a DVD for a movie I might not like, nor want in my collection. *hope to see it, someday!*

ALL lists are Subjective, I should have paraphrased mine "Top 50 Scariest *imho* ", everyone's experiences with movies will be different from the next person * that's why I LOVE this site so we can share and discuss our passion for movies!*

What kinds of movies you were allowed to see? at what age? shape how we perceive movies, I saw "Alien" at age 15, "The Exorcist" at age 16, and "Dawn of the Dead" at age 18, and pretty much after that I became jaded to Horror films. That's why 1995's "Se7en" depressed me more than it Creeped me out. That's why I LOVE it when a movie comes along and can creep me out! I chose to add the last third of the list # 33-50 to include, movies that scared me when I was a kid. Of course "Se7en" is creepier than "Gargoyles"

...again thanks for sharing Curry.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Waterwizard2005 on October 7, 2009 at 10:43pm: Nice placement of Session 9. I love that film. That probably is the best Stephen King type story I will ever see on film.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gojira Boy on October 8, 2009 at 3:29pm: Thanks for sharing, Waterwizard. By chance have you seen the deleted scenes for "Session 9"? *Creepy!*; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dennis Chevante on October 7, 2009 at 11:32pm: Geeeez, Blair Witch?
After spending all but the last few minutes listening to some chick bitch out her male friends, by the time we got to the end I wanted to kick the crap outta the witch myself for not killing said girl earlier. And whoever put this giant turd out there. And then the guys who made the sequel. Then I'm moving on to the Ring people...
I gotta go with Exorcist in there somewhere because I used to be sent to bed when it showed on TV. Even upstairs I could hear the sounds of it all, and would sometimes hide at the top of the stairs to catch glimpses for some messed up reason.
Also, Return of the Living Dead 3's first zombie scene is a good scare. I watched that alone, and the creepiness of the emaciated corpse dood wriggling around would keep me looking off into the dark corners of the hallway in my house. If someone had shambled into the shadows of it, I think I would've shit my pants.
There's alot of good scary movies, but I'm too lazy to go through them all, or be able to rank them properly.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gojira Boy on October 8, 2009 at 3:38pm: Hey, thanks for commenting Dennis. Like I said every list is Subjective. IF I had NOT included the last third of my list #33-50 to reflect films that scared me as a kid, I would have had room to add Tons of gore films.

Sorry to here "Blair Witch" & "Ring" were NOT your cup of tea, but discussion is good!
Sharing viewpoints is awesome! *that's what I LOVE about Spill *

I agree, even just Hearing "The Exorcist" is a MESSED up experience, perhaps worse?
* case in point recently "Pontypool" and "Paranormal Activity" (I've seen neither) rely heavily on AUDIO for their Chills!*; ▶ Reply to This